Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Phyllomedusidae > Pithecopus > Pithecopus ayeaye

Pithecopus ayeaye (Reticulate leaf frog)

Synonyms: Phyllomedusa ayeaye; Phyllomedusa itacolomi

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllomedusa ayeaye is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrublands, rivers, and freshwater marshes. P. ayeaye is found in the transition zone between cerrado (tropical woodland-savanna) and Atlantic semideciduous forest, laying its eggs on leaves above streams or pools so the tadpoles, when hatched, fall into the water below. This species is under threat from habitat loss resulting from mining activity and fires, and is also affected by pollution from mining and pesticides. Its restricted range is likely to make it particularly vulnerable to these threats.
View Wikipedia Record: Pithecopus ayeaye

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Pithecopus ayeaye

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
69
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.77
EDGE Score: 5.24

Attributes

Litter Size [1]  26
Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.815 inches (4.61 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Alta Paraná Atlantic forests Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Bahia interior forests Brazil Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Campos Rupestres montane savanna Brazil Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Cerrado Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Atlantic Forest Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0